Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › MFD Archive › A poll is worth a thousand words. V0te your fav Frederic Malle!
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

A poll is worth a thousand words. V0te your fav Frederic Malle!

Poll Results: Vote your fav Malle or two or three.....

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 3% (5)
    Angéliques sous la pluie
  • 3% (5)
    Angéliques sous la pluie
  • 7% (11)
    Carnal Flower
  • 3% (5)
    Cologne Bigarade
  • 1% (2)
    Dans tes bras
  • 3% (5)
    En passant
  • 8% (13)
    French Lover/Bois d'orage
  • 4% (7)
    Iris Poudre
  • 4% (7)
    L'Eau d'Hiver
  • 3% (5)
    Le Parfum de Thérèse
  • 1% (2)
    Lipstick Rose
  • 1% (3)
    Lys Méditerranée
  • 11% (17)
    Noir Epices
  • 3% (5)
    Une fleur de Cassie
  • 14% (22)
    Musc Ravageur
  • 4% (7)
    Une Rose
  • 14% (23)
    Vétiver Extraordinaire
  • 3% (6)
    Géranium pour monsieur
  • 2% (4)
    Don't like any of them!
154 Total Votes  
post #1 of 27
3/9/10 at 5:47pm
Thread Starter 
Wanted to make this easy for all to see which is popular with men in this line. Wish I could poll the women as well, but the moderators will have something to say about posting this poll twice. Anyway, this poll is for fans of Malle or not, and for your convenience.
Reply
Reply

Features on Basenotes

Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
post #2 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:18pm
I don't know the whole range, but I went with Vetiver Extraordinaire. It really blew me away the first time I tried it.

Edit:

Doh! I've just realised that it's multiple choice. I would have voted for Carnal Flower and Noir Epices as well.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:38pm
Nice idea - you put Angeliques sous la Pluie twice though - a little bit of a subconscious slip maybe??
(That's what I voted for anyway). Oh and Bigarade Concentree isn't in the list either.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:41pm
Yeah, I voted Cologne Bigarade as one of mine, even though Bigarade Concentree is the one that I like.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:44pm
I'm glad you allowed us to vote for multiples, thanks!
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:50pm
It's a tie between Carnal Flower and En Passant for favorite, but Musc Ravageur and Vetiver Extraordinaire are great, too.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:52pm
I don't know a single one of those ...
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 27
3/9/10 at 6:53pm
I recently went into the Dallas Barney's to check out their huge fragrance department. The sales assistants were so great that I stayed for almost an hour checking out the Malle scent "booths". The Malle specialist sprayed Carnal Flower in one of the booths for me and sprayed about 10 sprays...it was heaven! I left with samples of almost every single Malle scent. Oh, if only every scent shopping experience was like the Barney's in Dallas!!! I voted for L'eau d'Hiver because I was instantly hooked by its iris and honey goodness. It is like being hugged or something. It has some similarities to Bois Farine which is also by JC Ellena.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 27
3/9/10 at 7:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

I don't know a single one of those ...

I think you'd love Carnal Flower and Musc Ravaguer.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 27
3/9/10 at 8:27pm
Vetiver Extraordinaire
Musc Ravageur
Noir Epices
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 27
3/9/10 at 8:45pm
What? I was the first and only one to vote for Geranium pour Monsieur?
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 27
3/9/10 at 9:16pm
I have to try Noir Epices and Carnal flower now
great
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 27
3/9/10 at 9:28pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

I don't know a single one of those ...

You and me both! I recognize the names but realized I really need to get on the ball and try some of these out! I'll get a handful of decants of the higher rated ones. After Googling, I wonder: Who online sells this brand? All I see is TPC decants on Google Shopping.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 27
3/9/10 at 10:15pm
Noir Epices!
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 27
3/9/10 at 10:30pm
I haven't tried a single Malle, and I'm very curious about several of them, namely Musc Ravageur, Bois d'Orage, Geranium Pour Monsieur, Noir Epices, and L'Eau d'Hiver. Perhaps TPC has a sample pack.
Reply
Reply
post #16 of 27
3/9/10 at 10:32pm
I voted Carnal Flower. But Vetiver Extraordinaire comes a close second..
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 27
3/9/10 at 10:36pm
I don't own any from the house, and I haven't smelled all of them. At one point I smelled a dozen or so, and Noir Epices, Musc Ravageur, and Vetiver Extraordinaire were the stand outs that I would have bought in a perfect world.

I'm glad the poll is multiple choice so I could vote for all three of them.
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 27
3/10/10 at 8:13am
I don't generally like them very much - find many of them somewhat "overproduced".
I do like vetiver extrordinaire and to a cwertain extent, cologne bigarade (not concentree)
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 27
3/10/10 at 8:38am
I've only tried a sample of the Vetiver Extraordinaire and while I thought it was a nice scent, it didn't floor me.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 27
3/10/10 at 8:38am
I love Le Parfum de Thérese and Noir Epice.
Both very different, but discernable in the crowd.
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 27
3/10/10 at 9:35am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

I don't know a single one of those ...

Neither did I a couple of years ago . . . how time flies. I now own several and have also had the pleasure of spending an hour or so talking to Frederic Malle with a couple of basenotes friends here a few weeks ago.

I voted a few - French Lover & Noir Epices are the two I probably wear most, but I have a soft spot for L'Eau d'Hiver (lit: "winter water") which some say is J.C. Ellena's tribute to Apres l'Ondee. I asked M. Malle about the story behind this one and the thing that struck me was when he said that during the process of developing the scent J.C.E was, apparantly, adamant that he would not use vanilla. I can only suppose that the subject had come up and it might have been considered as a note to add warmth or something? It's an unusual (and to some, unremarkable - at least initially) scent but I'm glad I bought it because it's great for a quiet Saturday stroll in winter when you just wanna think . . . or not. I think it's a masterpiece, personally.
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 27
3/10/10 at 12:00pm
1. Musc Ravageur

2. French Lover

3. Geranium Pour Monsieur
Reply
Reply
post #23 of 27
3/10/10 at 12:41pm
Vetiver Extraordinaire
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 27
3/10/10 at 12:42pm
Angeliques sous la Pluie
French Lover
Vetiver Extraordinaire
... and where is my other favourite Bigarrade Concentree?
Reply
Reply
post #25 of 27
3/10/10 at 1:14pm
Noir Epices.
Reply
Reply
post #26 of 27
3/10/10 at 1:24pm
Angeliques sous la Pluie and Musc Ravageur!
Reply
Reply
post #27 of 27
3/10/10 at 1:56pm
I own, love and voted for:

Carnal Flower
Une Rose (severely underrated)

I really like:

Lys Méditerranée
Geranium Pour Monsieur
Le Parfum de Therese

Good but not for me:

Vetiver Extraordinaire
Musc Ravageur
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: MFD Archive

Features on Basenotes

Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › MFD Archive › A poll is worth a thousand words. V0te your fav Frederic Malle!